Police Reports - Oct. 5

Thursday

Oct 4, 2007 at 12:01 AM

ELLWOOD CITY

Man charged

Ellwood City police have filed charges of trespassing, harassment, burglary and loitering against Lamont T. North, no age or address reported.

He is accused of entering a house in the 400 block of Loop Street around 12:30 a.m. Tuesday. Officers were called to the scene during a domestic dispute. North allegedly climbed through a window, kicked someone and then fled.

Vandalism incidents

Ellwood City police are investigating several recent incidents of vandalism.

Someone did about $500 in damage to a garage door in the 200 block of Hazel Avenue, between 3 p.m. Saturday and 1 p.m. Monday, police said.

Ground lights in the 300 block of Circle Way were damaged by several juveniles around 9:30 a.m. Monday. The owner of the residence told borough police that juveniles have been throwing stones, building fires and stealing bicycles in the area.

Around 7:30 a.m. Monday, damage was discovered to a pickup parked in the 600 block of Crescent Avenue. The owner said someone broke the door handle and it looked as if someone was trying to enter the vehicle overnight.

Police ask that anyone with information concerning the incidents call them at (724) 758-7564.

Around 3:45 p.m. Monday, a car parked on Second Street was damaged by juveniles throwing rocks. The owner told police that the juveniles were also throwing rocks at a tractor-trailer rig. The juveniles were identified and their parents were notified that the children would be charged.

Apartment break-in

Someone kicked in a door of an apartment at 12 Fifth St., Ellwood City, and stole a DVD player around 9:30 p.m. Sept. 29, Ellwood City police said.

SLIPPERY ROCK TWP.

Object hits vehicle

An object was thrown at a vehicle traveling on Route 422 near Mount Herman Church Road in Slippery Rock Township around 5 p.m. Monday, damaging a window, state police reported. The vehicle belonged to James Mullins, 38, of Struthers, Ohio. No one was injured. State police ask that anyone with information call them at (724) 598-2211.

BEAVER FALLS

Endangerment alleged

Beaver Falls police charged Shanalyn Marie Hartzell, 26, of 913 Seventh Ave., Beaver Falls, with simple assault, disorderly conduct, endangering the welfare of children, reckless endangerment, public drunkenness and criminal mischief around 8:45 p.m. Sept 24. Police said Hartzell was arguing in her home with family members over the care of her two children.

After she was taken into custody, police said, Hartzell kicked the door of the police cruiser and threatened to harm officers. When she was taken into the station, police said, she kicked an officer in the shins and knees.

Police said Ketterer called the 911 emergency center three times within 15 minutes around 2:30 a.m. Sept. 29, stating she needed help. Officers responded to her home after each call, and each time, police said, Ketterer denied making the call. She was arrested the third time officers responded to her home, police said.

Accused of theft

A man who police say sold phony tickets for an athletic organization and used the cash to buy himself lottery tickets faces theft charges.

Wallace was charged with theft and criminal trespass after officials from the fast-pitch organization said Wallace was not affiliated with the group, police said.

The manager of the grocery store also told police Wallace was selling tickets in front of the store the previous day and using the money to buy lottery tickets.

Corruption alleged

Nacole Jackson, 29, of 1515 Second Ave. Rear, Beaver Falls, was charged with corruption of minors, disorderly conduct and harassment after Beaver Falls police said she encouraged her son to fight another child.

Police said around 4 p.m. Sept. 26, Jackson and her son, Gerald Love, no age given, went to the home of Nicole Lavette, no age given, of 1702 Fifth Ave. Beaver Falls.

Police said Jackson wanted her son to fight Lavette's daughter Brittney, because of problems the two were having at school.

After a verbal confrontation between the families, police said Jackson and her son punched Desiree Lavette, another of Nicole Lavette's daughters.

Charged with assault

Douglas Edward Beauford Jr., 23, of 1505 Fourth Ave., Beaver Falls, was charged with simple assault after city police said he hit Jaime Berkey, no age or address, while she was in his home around 1 p.m. Aug. 18. Police were dispatched to the home after a mailman who saw Berkey running from Beauford called 911, police said.

Hindering alleged

Lasca Edwards, 20, of 1115 Sixth Ave., Apartment 206, Beaver Falls, was charged with hindering apprehension after city police said she tried to stop them from making an arrest.

Police said Edwards would not let a constable in her home to serve an arrest warrant for James Cicco, no age or address given, around 9:15 a.m. Monday.

After officers and the constable entered the home, police said, Edwards grabbed an officer from behind to prevent him from entering her bedroom. When officers walked in the bedroom, they found Cicco hiding behind the door, police said.

Cicco was wanted for charges of writing bad checks.

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